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... the time I was planning to be in Vietnam is during their Tet. For those of you who recall learning about the Vietnam War and the Tet Offensive in high school, Tet is the Vietnamese New Year, and it lasts about nine days. It's their most important holiday, and it is very heavy on family reunions and such; apparently a lot of businesses and offices shut down and the price of goods and services increases during this period. So it is apparently not a ...

Another late morning due to the late night last night. Once again I got to play with the lovely Lilly as Shawn, Lindsay and the girls came to visit. I really am so amazed that Terri and Jeff can handle all their animals and two small ones 5 days a week. I wish I had their energy.

After the usual conversations about family matters and Spike's time issues, Spike and I headed to his apartment so that he could begin the epic task of ...

Well oh my what can I say about today. Both Spike and I were exhausted after getting in so late this morning and needed a lie in. After getting up it was non stop bedlum all day. Spike's parents Terri and Jeff has been looking after his brother Ryan's two dogs for three weeks and how they did not kill either dog but especially Sammy is beyond me. This dog did not stop barking and the high pitch just went through me. I hate loud noises at the best of time ...

... arriving at the United counter we were told our flight was cancelled and there were no flights to Pittsburgh until after the Fourth. No explanation. We were then told to clear the counter area. A sympathetic TSA agent overheard our group discussing options and said, "Good Luck. There's a work slowdown this weekend." She further explained that all levels of employees from baggage handlers to gate agents to flight crews had called off ...

... stuck at the hotel unless you took a cab. We have done other tours and enjoyed being able to explore the cities on our own to find quaint places to dine. It wasn't happening this time. But at least we knew all of this ahead of time. Others in the group were surprised at all of the added costs and blamed Trafalgar. The wonderful tour guide informed the group that we should have been aware of this as it was listed as a cost saver trip with details explained ...